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Thursday, March 18, 2010
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"There's something to be said about a "desktop PC" small enough to fit in a drawer, yet brawny enough to power a whole entertainment system. Acer's AspireRevo R3610 nettop PC fits just that role. Hovering around $400 certainly doesn't hurt its cause, either, except the price may be too good to be true if you're looking to make this your primary PC."
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"Back in January Coolink released its newest CPU cooler called the Corator DS, and they sent us one to test. Coolink is known for inexpensive coolers that perform, and in times like now inexpensive is good. This time around Coolink is bringing new technology to the market with their cooler: Gapless Direct Touch. Just like the name suggests, the base of the Corator DS is Heatpipe Direct Touch (HDT) design instead of the normal gaps between the round pipes. Also, the base of the HDT design is copper fitted, so that fills the space between the heatpipes. It allows the base to perform as an HDT cooler and also has the benefits of a solid base with no gaps. What also makes this interesting is that Coolink is using the Noctua SecuFirm2 mounting system..."
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"I?ve taken a look at a few media players here on TestFreaks and most are fairly decent and honestly they?re all pretty similar at least in the interfaces. Today for review I?ve got another one from Cirago called the CiragoTV Pro CTP1000. It?s a media player with HDMI, Component and Composite outputs so you can use it with any TV and it includes a 500gig hard drive for you storage. The CTP1000 also has a memory card reader and a USB port so you can read directly from memory cards, USB flash drives or USB hard drives so you can expand the storage or quickly view things without transferring them to the main hard drive. One thing about this product though is that it?s UBS only for transfers, there?s no networking with this unit, is that a good thing or a bad thing? Read on.. "
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"Many of today's printers can do more than just print. All-in-one printers can print, copy, scan, and some can even fax. However, the question is always, "How well can they perform each task?" When we tested the Epson WorkForce 610 All-in-One, we set out to answer that question."
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?External hard drive enclosures are very common these days, especially with large file sizes of HD movies and other content. A single-drive external hard drive enclosure works for most people, but people who want to protect their data and want faster speeds opt for a dual hard drive enclosure with RAID capabilities. Today we will be looking at one such enclosure from ICY DOCK called the MB662US-2S, which features RAID 0, RAID 1, BIG, and JBOD configurations. Let?s see if this is the perfect external enclosure for you."
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Western Digital depends on the JMicron JMF612 Solid State Drive controller inside their WD SiliconEdge-Blue SSD to produce 250Mbps reads and 170Mbps write transfers. JMicron has also secured their JMF612 processor in the A-DATA S596, the upcoming Corsair Reactor SSD series, and the yet-to-ever-release Active Media Predator-X7. While the SSD industry grows daily, only a few select manufacturers offer popularly-accepted Flash NAND SSD controllers. In this article, Benchmark Reviews evaluates the JMicron JMF612 Solid State Drive processor.
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"Although AMD's latest chipset the 890GX, codename RS880D, is very similar to last year's 785G - RS880, the most striking improvement is the addition of a new southbridge, the SB850. Supporting USB 3.0 and SATA 3.0, the SB850 opens up much needed additional bandwidth for faster external accessories and solid state drives. While many 890GX boards utilize a full size ATX format, MSI's initial offering is the 890GXM-G65, a microATX style. The 890GX offers integrated graphics, using the RV620 graphics core, which supports DirectX 10.1, Shader Model 4.1 and a host of video decoding and acceleration formats. CrossFire is supported but the 16 available lanes must be split into a dual 8X configuration. Hybrid CrossFire is also available, allowing use of a HD5450 discrete video card to be paired with the onboard for up to a 25% improvement in gaming performance."
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In a few weeks we'll be seeing Samsung's 2010 lineup hit the retail
market. That means now is the perfect time to take advantage of sales and
clearance markdowns. The 46B550 is maybe a little older and does not have
all the bells and whistles associated with the Series 6 or 7 models but it's
still a great buy for the right person. You will still have a full 1080p
picture with exceptional quality and features that require little tweaking
outside the box. If you primarily watch cable broadcasts or only enjoy the
occasional video game or action packed movie, then the 46B550 could be
perfect for you.
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"The Nexus NX-6000 R3 630W PSU arrived Technic3D. See you in the following Review from Technic3D the next PSU with one +12V rail (50A), 120mm Fan, 6x SATA hard disk connectors, 1x PCI-e 6+2-Pin and one PCI-e 6 Pin ."
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"Today HardwareHeaven are going to look at Novatech's latest gaming laptop, the X1 CA, which boasts a massive specification alongside a number of other exciting features. It is very similar in design to the X1 Pro that HardwareHeaven reviewed a while back but has been updated with an Intel Core i7 Mobile CPU and DDR3 RAM."
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"Today we will be taking a look at NZXT's new line of premium extension cables. I realize that a review of extension cables doesn't sound very interesting, but this could be a product that you didn't even realize you need / want. Aside from the obvious fact that these cables will extend the length of your current power supply cables, they are also individually sleeved in black mesh which can drastically improve the aesthetics of your system build while helping to improve airflow. Join along as I take a closer look at the NZXT Premium Cables."
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?Quite some time ago we were kindly given the chance to review the OCZ Fatal1ty 700 Watt. Today, OCZ have kindly let us take a look at the 600W ModXStream Pro. Will this 600W Modular power supply perform to the standards of the other units we?ve tested? Time to find out??
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?You?re looking for a new computer ? what?s your best bet? Naturally our advice when building a new computer rig is to build your own allowing full customisation of every component not to mention being able to purchase parts separately in order to get the best possible deal. However, building a full system requires a fair amount of time: planning the spec, buying components and finally putting the whole thing together.
OverclockersUK has long since been a highly respected name in the online computer market selling all manner of components, peripherals and full systems. Today?s review focuses on one of their most popular gaming rigs: the Titan Goliath.
Starting at £854.99, the OverclockersUK Titan Goliath features an array of customisation with numerous different graphics cards, hard drives & SSDs, cases and operating systems to be added for a performance boost. Described as the ?pinnacle of performance?, the Goliath certainly looks good on paper but how will it compete against rivalling systems? Let?s take a look??
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Overclocking is getting easier than ever, and more and more users are finding that they want to try their hand at what used to be an art reserved for hardcore computer enthusiasts. In this article Benchmark Reviews tests the Patriot Gamer Series 4GB PC3-12800 DDR3-1600 dual-channel system memory kit, SKU PGS34G1600ELKA. Patriot designed this DDR3 kit to work with BEMPs (Black Edition Memory Profiles) that have been uploaded for use with the AMD Overdrive program in order to make overclocking even easier for the average enthusiast. This Patriot Gamer Series DDR3 RAM is designed to work in tandem with AMD Black Edition processors, but can be overclocked quite effectively in nearly any DDR3 compatible system. Priced at $130, the Patriot Gamer Series PC3-12800 DDR3-1600 kit represents a great opportunity for PC hardware enthusiasts to upgrade to low latency, high-performance memory at a very affordable price.
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"The PatriotViper II 'Sector 5' Series, part of the Extreme Performance (EP) line, is the ultimate performance memory solution for the Intel P55 system platform. The Viper II 'Sector 5' series are built using only the highest quality pre-sorted IC's available and are subjected to rigorous testing and validation on the P55 platform to achieve optimized performance and maximum quality. These modules are engineered to reach 2000MHz at 8-8-8-24 timings and are available in 4GB kit capacity. This kit includes Futuremark's 3DMark Vantage benchmarking software for enthusiasts to fine tune their system for optimal performance."
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